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Matter’s problem isn’t the standard; it’s the vendors

August 7, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham 7 Comments

This story was originally published on Friday, August 4, 2023 in my weekly newsletter. You can sign up for that newsletter here.  Just last week I had my third frustrating experience with a Matter device. But it's time I stop blaming the Matter … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: Amazon, Apple, CSA, Goolge, Matter, Nanoleaf, SmartThings, Thread

Podcast: Why Roku wants a smart home OS

June 29, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

This week we learned a bit more about streaming provider Roku's plans to build a smart home operating system. This is in addition to all of the new smart home devices the company has developed using Wyze hardware. Because Kevin Tofel is on vacation, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: AI, Akenza, Amazon, Blynk, Bond, Embedded Insurance, enterprise, Eve, ikea, Josh, lighting, Matter, Nanoleaf, Particle, Pepper, roku, samsung, simplisafe, smart home, SmartThings, standardsTagsAI, State Farm, TP-Link

The economy is stalling the adoption of the smart home

May 31, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

This story was originally published on Friday, May 26 in my weekly newsletter. You can sign up for it here.  Concerns about the economy and anemic home sales are a potential problem for the smart home, according to conversations I had with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: Bankrate, best buy, Black Knight, National Association of Realtors, Parks Associates, SmartThings

My five big takeaways from this week’s big smart home event

May 30, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham 4 Comments

This story was originally published on Friday, May 26 in my weekly newsletter. You can sign up for it here.  I'm currently in Dallas for the Parks Associates Connections conference, where it's clear that the smart home industry is laser-focused on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: Abode, adt, Assa Abloy, CSA, Homey, iGuard Fire, Matter, Origin Wireless, Parks Associates, SmartThings, UnaliWear, Xailient

The Homey bridge is a simple (but sweet) home hub

March 30, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham 6 Comments

This week, customers in the U.S. can spend $69 for the Homey Bridge, a smart home hub designed and sold in Europe, and now available for the first time here in the U.S. The Homey Bridge is a smart home hub designed for folks who are privacy-conscious … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Aeotec, Amazon, Flic, google, Homey, Matter, Philips Hue, SmartThings, Somfy, sonos, zigbee, ZWave

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